To use Email, SMS, or Pager Notifications, you must first configure the WS_FTP Server and the Notification Server to communicate with each other. You can configure WS_FTP Server to use a Notification Server installed on the same computer as WS_FTP Server, or you can use a Notification Server located on another computer.
To configure the Notification Server:
From the top menu, select Server > Server Settings > Notification Server. The Notification Server Settings page opens.
You must be logged in as a system administrator for the Notification Server Settings link to appear.
Enter the appropriate information for each of the fields.
Notification server IP address. Enter the IP address of the Notification Server that you want WS_FTP Server to use to send notifications. If you are using Notification Server installed on the same computer as WS_FTP Server, enter 127.0.0.1.
Port. Enter the port you want Notification Server to listen on for connections from WS_FTP Server.
Retries. Enter the number of times you want Notification Server to attempt to send a notification. If the notification cannot be successfully sent within this number of tries, the notification is logged as failed.
Logging level. Specify the level of detail the server provides to the enabled log servers.
None. No data is captured or supplied to the log server.
Errors Only. Only events that register as errors are logged.
Normal (selected by default). In addition to errors, the following events are logged: uploading, downloading, deleting and renaming a file; removing and creating a folder; user authentications; and issuing a SITE command.
Verbose. In addition to everything logged in Normal, the following events are logged: connecting and disconnecting; changing working directory; negotiating SSL, including cipher, type and strength; negotiating SSH, including ciphers and MACs; and any other command sent to the server.
Caution: Verbose mode produces a large quantity of log entries and should only be used for brief periods of troubleshooting.
Enable WS_FTP Logging. Select this option to enable logging to an Log Server.
Log server IP address (127.0.0.1 by default). Enter the host name or IP address of the log server.
Port (5151 by default). Enter the port over which the connection to the log server should be made.
Enable Syslog. Select this option to enable logging to a syslog server.
Log server IP address. Enter the host name or IP address of the syslog server.
Port. Enter the port over which the connection to the log server should be made.
You must be logged in as a system administrator for the Notification Server Settings link to appear.